The human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic, and responses to it, have exposed clear political, social and economic inequities between and within nations.The most striking manifestations of this inequity is access to AIDS treatment.In affluent nations, antiretroviral treatment is becoming the standard of
Iatrogenic pediatric unilateral vocal cord paralysis after cardiac surgery: a review
Unilateral vocal cord paralysis (UVCP) is a growing area of research in pediatrics as it spans across many specialties including otolaryngology, cardiology, general surgery, respirology, and speech language pathology.Iatrogenic injury is the most common cause of UVCP, however there is a wide range of data reporting the prevalence, symptom burden, a
Nutraceuticals and diet in human health and disease. The special issue at a glance
This first Special Issue collects fifteen original research and up-to-date review articles addressing the beneficial properties of herbal products, nutrient supplements, dietary regimens, and functional food for the complementary therapy of human Media Tray pathologies.In these articles, renowned scholars present and discuss the curative effects an
Psychometric analysis of the questionnaires for the assessment of upper limbs available in their Italian version: a systematic review of the structural and psychometric characteristics
Abstract Introduction There is no systematic review that analyzes the psychometric properties of questionnaires in Italian.Previous studies have analyzed the psychometric characteristics of instruments for the measurement of pathologies of upper limbs and their joints in different languages.The aim of the present study was to analyze the psychometr